Having already clinched the three-match series with commanding wins in the opening two games, Afghanistan will look to complete a clean sweep.
The series is already gone, but Tuesday’s third match will be important for Bangladesh, who are languishing at 10th in the ICC ODI rankings and have only one ODI series left to get into the top nine to secure direct entry for the next ODI World Cup.
Mushtaq, the former Pakistan leg-spinner now working with Bangladesh, credited Rashid’s control but said the batters failed to separate the bowler from the ball.
Bangladesh will face Afghanistan in a do-or-die second ODI today in Abu Dhabi, where a defeat would hand them their third-successive series defeat in the format against the Afghans.
If there ever was an award in cricket for stating the obvious after a defeat, Bangladesh ODI captain Mehidy Hasan Miraz would be up for it for the reasoning he provided following the loss against Afghanistan in Abu Dhabi on Wednesday.
Despite being called up for Bangladesh's three-match ODI series against Afghanistan, which got underway on Wednesday in Abu Dhabi, opener Mohammad Naim is yet to join the team in the UAE as he has not received his visa.
Bangladesh will look to turn around their fortunes in the 50-over format and build on the momentum from their recent T20 success.
Jaker, who has overseen the side’s resurgence following a disappointing Asia Cup campaign, was full of praise for the team’s collective effort.
"The bowlers set the tone, the wicket was better than yesterday, and we showed good character,” Jaker said at the post-match presentation.
Bangladesh will look to turn around their fortunes in the 50-over format and build on the momentum from their recent T20 success.
Jaker, who has overseen the side’s resurgence following a disappointing Asia Cup campaign, was full of praise for the team’s collective effort.
"The bowlers set the tone, the wicket was better than yesterday, and we showed good character,” Jaker said at the post-match presentation.
Bangladesh clinched the three-match T20I series against Afghanistan 2-0 after winning a tight second T20I at Sharjah by two wickets. Nurul Hasan Sohan’s unbeaten 21-ball 31 guided the chase while Shoriful Islam also turned handy with the bat at the late end of the game to clinch the series.
Bangladesh bowlers kept a tight leash on the batters to keep Afghanistan to 147 for 5 after the Afghan openers put on a solid powerplay effort in the second T20I.
Bangladesh won the toss and elected to field in the second T20I against Afghanistan in Sharjah today.
The Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB) has announced squads for the white-ball series against Bangladesh, scheduled to take place in the UAE from October 2 to 14.
Bangladesh kept their hopes for Super Four qualification alive in the Asia Cup, beating Afghanistan by eight runs in their last Group B fixture. Nasum Ahmed was the architect of the win with the ball, closely followed by Rishad Hossain’s contribution in picking up wickets
Bangladesh and Afghanistan face off in a crucial Asia Cup match in Abu Dhabi on Tuesday (8.30pm, Bangladesh Time).
Afghanistan head coach Jonathan Trott believes his side will walk into their Asia Cup Group B clash against Bangladesh as “slight favourites.”
